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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
6
The OPA moves to regulate beauty costs including facials lips and cheeks as part of wartime price controls. Chester Bowles drafts amendments to the price control act to empower parity in beauty parlors. The appeal argues protecting public morale and notes listed price ceilings for facials rinses and permanents.
A city fireman was dismissed after working in a factory on off hours to aid the war effort. He defends the practice as proper and cites a Washington letter praising patriotism. Officials note potential conflicts with duty and warn against widespread adoption.
A quirky dialogue prompts scenery where a character offers anything desired, requests a complete car overhaul, and calls for a steak. Confident talk about politics and workplace ambition appears as social chatter with light humor and aspirational tone.
Washington voices fear of mass unemployment after the war while noting $130 billion in cash and $70 billion in war bonds held by the public. Experts predict shifts in employment, with intact demand and a need for orderly spending to prevent inflation and ensure price stability.
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